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Deuteronomy 21:1 open_in_new
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
lying. fallen down.
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man. Hebrew. 'ish. See App-14.
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Deuteronomy 21:4 open_in_new
rough valley. ravine, or rough gully.
eared. ploughed. Old English idiom.
strike off. behead, or break the neck.
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Deuteronomy 21:5 open_in_new
the priests the sons of Levi. See note on Deuteronomy 17:9.
word. Hebrew mouth. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), App-6, for what is uttered by it.
stroke. punishment. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6. Compare Deuteronomy 17:8.
tried. Better to supply "settled", or "decided".
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he. Compare Genesis 49:3.
strength. Hebrew. 'avon. Homonym = strength, here and Genesis 49:3 and Job 31:25 (Authorized Version "wealth"); but. suffering, &c, in Genesis 35:18 (margin) Deuteronomy 26:14, and Hosea 9:4.
his. Some codices, with Samaritan Pentateuch, Targum of Onkelos, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "his therefore".
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Deuteronomy 21:8 open_in_new
Be merciful. Be propitious, or make expiation or atonement.
innocent blood. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), for the guilt which shed it. See App-6.
shall be. shall assuredly be.
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Deuteronomy 21:9 open_in_new
put away, &c. See note on Deuteronomy 13:5.
guilt of innocent blood. blood-guiltiness, blood being put for guilt. See note on Deuteronomy 21:8.
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Deuteronomy 21:10 open_in_new
hands. Hebrew text reads "hand"; but some codices, with The Targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel Septuagint, and Syriac, read "hands", as Authorized Version.
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Deuteronomy 21:13 open_in_new
raiment of her captivity. mantle in which she was taken captive. "Of". Genitive of relation (see App-17).
a full month. Hebrew. a moon of days. husband. Hebrew Baal, or lord. Compare first occurrence of verb, Genesis 20:3.
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Deuteronomy 21:14 open_in_new
whither she will. according to her soul. Hebrew. nephesh. See App-13.
make merchandise. Hebrew. 'amar. In this sense, only here and Deuteronomy 24:7.
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Deuteronomy 21:15 open_in_new
If. Compare 1 Samuel 1:2; 2 Chronicles 24:3
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Deuteronomy 21:16 open_in_new
when. Hebrew in the day. See App-18.
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Deuteronomy 21:18 open_in_new
stubborn. rebellious.
rebellious. refractory.
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Deuteronomy 21:19 open_in_new
the gate: i.e. the place of judgment.
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Deuteronomy 21:20 open_in_new
glutton, &c. Compare Matthew 11:19.
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Deuteronomy 21:21 open_in_new
men. Hebrew, plural of ish, or 'enosh. App-14.
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Deuteronomy 21:22 open_in_new
hang. hang up: i.e. after putting to death, not to put to death by hanging.
a tree. timber: i.e.. wooden stake. Compare Joshua 8:29; Joshua 10:26; Joshua 10:27; Galatians 1:3; Galatians 1:13.
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Deuteronomy 21:23 open_in_new
accursed. a curse. Compare Numbers 25:4; 2 Samuel 21:6.
land. soil. Hebrew. 'adamah.